In some examples, a system includes a memory configured to store a first image and a second image captured by one or more cameras mounted on one or more vehicles and store locations and orientations of the one or more cameras at times when the first and second images were captured. The system also includes processing circuitry configured to identify an existing landmark in the first and second images. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a latitude, a longitude, and an altitude of the existing landmark based on the locations and orientations of the one or more cameras at the times when the images were captured. The processing circuitry is configured to create a file including the location of the existing landmark and pixel coordinates of the existing landmark in the first and second images.
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3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the first existing landmark based on the locations and the orientations of the one or more cameras at the times when the first and second images were captured in response to determining that the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the first existing landmark are not stored in the pre-existing database.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the first existing landmark based on the locations and the orientations of the one or more cameras at the times when the first and second images were captured in response to determining that the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the first existing landmark are not stored in the pre-existing database.
16. The method of claim claim 13, further comprising determining the locations and orientations of the one or more cameras at the times when the first and second images were captured based on data from a radar sensor, a lidar sensor, or an ultrasound sensor mounted on the one or more vehicles.
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